🍚 Shingoro (Rice Cake with Junen-miso)
“Egoma”（Perilla） is widely grown in Fukushima Prefecture. It is called “Junen” in the prefecture and is also used in various local dishes. The “Junen-miso” is made with“Junen” which is mashed and mixed with” Miso”, “Sake”, Sugar, and “Mirin” , then spread on mashed rice and baked. That is called "Shingoro" The unusual name "Shingoro" is said to have come from the name of a certain young man. It is said that “Shingoro”, who couldn't afford to eat Rice cakes in the New Year, Mashed Rice instead of Rice cakes, rolled it into balls, dipped it in “Junen miso” and baked it, and it was delicious, so that his mother was pleased with it, so it got the name. It is a local dish with a simple yet gentle flavor, especially eaten in Shimogo Town and Minamiaizu Town in the prefecture.